Another flash from my kawan, kaibigan, writing buddy who never fails to capture an entire generation’s vibe in a bite-sized story. @pleomorphic2.bsky.social, you’re awesome for giving voice to the things my heart could only whisper. Read for 90s nostalgia, and the… vibes. 😊😊😊😊

Omg, I made @mariaressa.bsky.social laugh tonight while we were in the lift! This woman who founded @rappler.bsky.social and fought a brutal dictator and is a Noble Peace Laureate laughed at my geeky tech joke. Also, please buy her book “How to stand up to a dictator”.

I would like to tag @gretchenfilart.bsky.social for this course. She is a great poet, but I know there’s a prose in her that one of your courses, Matt, will help her write it out. 😄 P.S. @tomljanovic.bsky.social really should win it, too. 💕

Omg. Writing Goal #4: Get a piece published in an actual printed magazine or anthology. CHECKED! #bowenstreetpress #nesting P.S. This piece was born out of a #furiousfiction prompt

I’m in the #furiousfiction long list!!! Woohoooo! Another writing goal I can tick off this year. Happy dance. 💃💃💃

Gotta love a fantasy horror piece, esp ones with unicorns and dragons in it! Go, @tomljanovic.bsky.social! Love reading your flash piece. 💕

Yay!! My ode to Drag Race finally published. Thank you @natflashfictionday.bsky.social !!

Anyone doing @natflashfictionday.bsky.social #writein today? This will be my third year participating and I can’t wait to read the golden nuggets published this year. #writingcommunity #amwriting

I’ve just crossed off another writer rite of passage! Finally a sub to @havehashad.com ! I’m squealing inside.

- inspirations, gurus and amazing friends @tomljanovic.bsky.social @gretchenfilart.bsky.social @mattkendrick.bsky.social @pleomorphic2.bsky.social I won’t be writing like I am now without you guys. 💕💕💕

Tell me you have a VCE* student in your house without telling me you have a VCE student in your house *VCE - Victorian Certificate of Education Exams for Year 12 students

Still no words from me. But hey! Look at this mural. 😍

They say walking is when writing actually happens. So, I’ve been walking and marvelling at sunsets since the start of the year. #writingcommunity

“My yearning, sand at the bottom of an hourglass…” @gretchenfilart.bsky.social’s “Memento Mori” will make you feel all the feels. Check it out in @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social’s Murals issue. Out now! thehooghlyreview.com/issues/murals/

“And it’s only because you’ve taken E that you can do that, and I took K so I won’t remember tomorrow” Ahhh! As usual, @pleomorphic2.bsky.social’s pieces touch, wrap, and warm with its simplicity, elegance and familiarity. Read her piece @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social ‘s MURALS issue.

Literary Santas just dropped the best 🎄 present! Thank you @fbereaud.bsky.social and @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social editors 💕 I’m so proud to have a piece (p. 16) and a photo (pp. 113-114) with so many writers friends in this issue like @pleomorphic2.bsky.social and @gretchenfilart.bsky.social!

Oh how I love the voice and characters in this piece… And what a great interview to go with it! Go, kawan, @pleomorphic2.bsky.social www.themerseyreview.com/issues/5/bec...

In honor of her passing, thought I’d post this excellent video of a conversation between her and James Baldwin. Even if you watch it in bits and pieces, it’s worth your time. youtu.be/AFGkNEt30Fo?...

“I dream about oaring featherlight across an ocean of words” I love that line in one of @gretchenfilart.bsky.social ‘s poems in @antiheroinchic.bsky.social . Mare, in your words, you give raw familiarity, it’s me waving across the road to your house like a kapitbahay. 😁 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

My first submission after a two-month rest from writing. 🥰 #happydance #furiousfiction #writingcommunity

Wow, so many of us following each other in such a short time! If you don’t know my writing here’s an example. 🙂 Thank you, Porch Lit Mag for publishing this piece. 💕💕💕 porch-litmag.com/a-people-ple...

Overhead electrical cables was my main fascination visiting Manila last week. I loved its chaotic drama, disorganised sanity, dangerous functionality. It’s a feat of innovative engineering, an artwork. #observations #writingcommunity #photographt

You know what’s better than being on a holiday? Meeting a writer friend for the first time while on a holiday. @gretchenfilart.bsky.social #writingcommunity

About to start my #journey as a middle-aged person, wearing Pearl Jam t-shirt, reading an obscene book with crazy hair. Wonder if they’ll let me in the country. 🤣 #vss365 #travelling 🇵🇭

Now that I've fled Leon's site for bluer skies, I'm sure I'll be called an #Ex-X, but personally, I'll always consider myself a #TwitterQuitter.

If you don’t know who Jay Graber is, you will. She’s the woman behind Blue Sky. Everyone’s talking about it. In just the past week, Bluesky’s user base has exploded, more than doubling to over 16 million as people scramble for an alternative to X, Facebook, and Threads. 🧵

Cages symbolising birds, symbolising trees we sacrificed Two buildings dominating the land where prisoners built on stolen land A perfect #postcard of my time in Sydney. #vss365 #writingcommunity

I #raised my glass, made the toast, joking they were not meant to be because she looked to her 2 o’clock instead of her sister’s. If she did, she would’ve seen me. She gulped as I drank my champagne, we hoped the baby will not have the same red hair as me. #vss365 #scandal 😁

Yesterday, I realised another neurospicy super power I have. I can be asked to present to 200+ audience without much notice (half a day) and still be funny. Note: this is a subjective post. 😁 #adhd #neurodivergent #neurospicy

With swollen lips and fat tongue, Sandra tried to tell her date crustaceans included #lobsters. She didn’t care how much they were. Once the EpiPen’s magic worked, she slapped his face with the limp lobster’s tail on their table, and marched out of the restaurant. #vss365 #writingcommunity

Here’s a photo of the Chinese Garden in Tumbulong Country (Sydney Darling Harbour) for my new co-bskyers! G’day. Can’t wait to for us to create a glimmering and safe space here.

Speaking of the utterly broken Twitter search (RIP), here are instructions for searching on Bluesky. It requires a little more from you, but once you know the prefixes, I've found the search works just fine. bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Now more than ever. Happy birthday to a real one.

How did I miss the turning there were signals signs n lights caught up in my yearning dreaming left sleepwalking right Could this be my undoing my wither wish to keep What the question Who’s to answer to surrender run or weep— Know what you know Improvise n go Sun’s sinking slow🪶 #FromOneLine 361

It is congratulations and commiserations time again - A drum roll please... as chosen by Judge Caroline Greene The FFF Competition Twenty-Four Shortlist! #writingcompetitions freeflashfiction.com/fff-competit...

More tips and tricks! Delete that other app from your phone. You can still have your account there and access it from time to time via your browser. Leaving that app in your phone means they can still gather data from you. #writingcommunity 📌 #womeninstem

BOOKMARKING: For new Bluesky users ("newskies"!) wondering about the 📌 emoji, that's an informal bookmark feature as we await a future official one. Just reply to any post with 📌, and the post will be added to this feed (which you can pin to your top/sidebar for ready access):

More Bluesky tips and tricks… this one especially for you, @pleomorphic2.bsky.social kawan. 😍

If anyone is looking for their flash fiction friends, @mattkendrick.bsky.social’s list is here to save your day! #writingcommunity

was today years old when I discovered that I have to choose “feeds” to see particular posts regarding that topic/group here in BlueSky. So “feeds” here is like hashtags in the before times. Follow the #writingcommunity feed if you’re a writer. Loads of cool stuff there. 👍🏾🤔☺️

Well hello there my fellow jump shippers. 🙂😉😁 @tomljanovic.bsky.social and @pleomorphic2.bsky.social And other amazing writers! Let’s start the party, shall we? 😍🥰🌟😆💕

Hello rest of the world! Welcome, come on in… enjoy our quiet corner.

I’m so excited my little story about a ferry trip, an auntie and confessions is published by @rfpress.bsky.social! #writingcommunity #flash #fiction

I don’t want to say it out loud in case I falter and don’t do it, but here’s a whisper: I’m submitting stories this year. #subbing #amwriting

Great tips to start off our writing journey in 2024! Thank you @mattkendrick.bsky.social! open.substack.com/pub/prattlef...

Hey there, Bluesky, hoping that the last few hours of 2023 is safe, hopeful and full of love. See you in 2024! #HappyNYE #2024 #WritingCommunity

On this ominously cloudy Thursday morning, we feel it’s time to levy the heavy- let’s bring the lights up a moment and read this very important and honest micro “Vacuum” by B F Jones. It’s awaiting you in Pour Eux 54! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/vacuum-...

Just four days left to submit to Flash Fiction February. Word count 200-850w, deadline December 31st #microfiction #flashfiction #callforsubmissions fictivedream.com/guidelines-2/

Watching Narnia with my 8yo. When Aslan was explaining why he’s alive because of what’s written on the bedrock, she said, “Witch didn’t read the fine print.” 😂😂😂 #iykyk